Madhuban is a small area of
Jorhat
Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India.
Etymology
Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...
City and is under Jorhat municipality Board, Assam, India. The only road that passes through Madhubon is the Madhuban Path. It connects two important roads of Jorhat;
Malow Ali
Malow ali is a road in Jorhat, Assam, India. It is situated in the northern part of the Jorhat town.It was built during Ahom King, Swargadeo Kamaleswar Singha in 1795–1810.The name malow is originated from Monglu(Manipur word).The road is n ...
and Choladhara road. Madhuban is about 1.5 km far from the ASTC Bus Station, Jorhat and Jorhat Court.
Famous Temple
Shitalanatha Temple
![Shitalnath_Temple,_Madhuban](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Shitalnath_Temple%2C_Madhuban.jpg)
This temple is dedicated to
Shitalanatha
Shitalanatha was the tenth tirthankara of the present age according to Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Quee ...
, tenth tirthankar of Jainism.
Padmaprabha Temple
![Padmaprabha Temple, Madhuban](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Padmaprabha_Temple%2C_Madhuban.jpg)
This temple is dedicated to
Padmaprabha
Padmaprabha, also known as Padmaprabhu, was the sixth Jain Tirthankara of the present age ('' Avsarpini''). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha - a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.
In the Jain tradition, it is b ...
, sixth tirthankar of Jainism. Moolnayak of this temple is a black colored idol of Padmaprabha
Brahma Kumaris
Madhuban can also refer to the
Brahma Kumaris
The Brahma Kumaris are a spiritual movement that originated in Hyderabad, Sindh, during the 1930s.[Mount Abu
Mount Abu () is a hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of the state of Rajasthan in western India.The mountain forms a rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at above s ...]
,
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
. Located in the Araveli mountains is the hill station of Mount Abu, the home of the international headquarters of the Brahma Kumaris, called 'Madhuban' (meaning forest of honey).
Jorhat
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